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| PARIS — Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the disgraced former chief of the International Monetary Fund, was ordered Friday to stand trial in France on charges linked to his involvement in a prostitution ring prosecutors say was operating in France and in the United States. | PARIS — Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the disgraced former chief of the International Monetary Fund, was ordered Friday to stand trial in France on charges linked to his involvement in a prostitution ring prosecutors say was operating in France and in the United States. |
| Judges in the northern city of Lille, who have been investigating Mr. Strauss-Kahn and a small group of French businessmen and police officials for nearly two years, charged him and 12 others with pimping, or “aggravated procurement in a group.” That charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of 1.5 million euros, or about $2 million. | Judges in the northern city of Lille, who have been investigating Mr. Strauss-Kahn and a small group of French businessmen and police officials for nearly two years, charged him and 12 others with pimping, or “aggravated procurement in a group.” That charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of 1.5 million euros, or about $2 million. |
| Mr. Strauss-Kahn, whose political career collapsed around a 2011 New York sex scandal and the subsequent flood of sexual misconduct claims against him, has denied any wrongdoing, though he has admitted participating in sex parties in France and Washington. He was not aware, he has said, that the women involved were prostitutes. | Mr. Strauss-Kahn, whose political career collapsed around a 2011 New York sex scandal and the subsequent flood of sexual misconduct claims against him, has denied any wrongdoing, though he has admitted participating in sex parties in France and Washington. He was not aware, he has said, that the women involved were prostitutes. |
| “Dominique Strauss-Kahn denies the totality of the deeds of which he is accused,” said Frédérique Baulieu, a lawyer for Mr. Strauss-Kahn. “There was no infraction,” Ms. Baulieu added, noting that a state prosecutor called for the case to be dismissed in June. | “Dominique Strauss-Kahn denies the totality of the deeds of which he is accused,” said Frédérique Baulieu, a lawyer for Mr. Strauss-Kahn. “There was no infraction,” Ms. Baulieu added, noting that a state prosecutor called for the case to be dismissed in June. |
| At that point, it appeared that Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s legal worries might be through; in October, rape charges involving a Belgian escort were dropped, and shortly thereafter his lawyers reached a confidential settlement with the New York hotel housekeeper who had accused him of assaulting her. | At that point, it appeared that Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s legal worries might be through; in October, rape charges involving a Belgian escort were dropped, and shortly thereafter his lawyers reached a confidential settlement with the New York hotel housekeeper who had accused him of assaulting her. |
| But the magistrates in Lille overruled the prosecutor on Friday. Ms. Baulieu insisted that their investigation had been biased. A trial will probably be held next year, she said. | But the magistrates in Lille overruled the prosecutor on Friday. Ms. Baulieu insisted that their investigation had been biased. A trial will probably be held next year, she said. |
| A likely contender for the French presidency before the encounter in New York, Mr. Strauss-Kahn has in recent months begun a return to public life. He appeared in black tie on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in May and recently testified before the French Senate as an expert in global finance. This month, he was named a member of the board of a banking subsidiary of Rosneft, the Russian state oil company. | A likely contender for the French presidency before the encounter in New York, Mr. Strauss-Kahn has in recent months begun a return to public life. He appeared in black tie on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in May and recently testified before the French Senate as an expert in global finance. This month, he was named a member of the board of a banking subsidiary of Rosneft, the Russian state oil company. |
| Earlier in the year, a roman à clef by a onetime lover described him as a “pig.” Mr. Strauss-Kahn was unable to halt sales of the book, but a court ordered that a flier be included with each copy noting that Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s privacy had been violated. | Earlier in the year, a roman à clef by a onetime lover described him as a “pig.” Mr. Strauss-Kahn was unable to halt sales of the book, but a court ordered that a flier be included with each copy noting that Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s privacy had been violated. |